Etymology

uncolloquial

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Today it means: Not colloquial. Full definition →

English colloquial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colloquies
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
  15. Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
  16. Latinloquor
  17. Latincolloquor
  18. Latincolloquium
  19. Middle Englishcolloquies
  20. Englishcolloquy
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishcolloquial
  24. English todayuncolloquial

From un- + colloquial.

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